Jek Bridge Explained

The Jek Bridge (Slovenian: Jekarski most; also Jeklarski most,[1] Jekavski most,[2] Razorčev most[2] 'Razorec Bridge') is a bridge crossing the Gradaščica River in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The current structure was built in 1903 at the site of an earlier wooden bridge.[3]

The various names are derived from the toponym na Jeku (literally, 'on the hill' < German Ecke[4]), which referred to a nearby wharf,[3] and from the former Razorec Inn, located at Church Street (Slovenian: Cerkvena ulica) no. 1, today (Ernest) Eypper Street (Slovenian: Eipprova ulica).[2]

References

46.0438°N 14.5054°W

Notes and References

  1. Uradni list SLS no. 42, 7 Nov. 1986, p. 2961.
  2. Jutro: dnevnik za gospodarstvo, prosveto in politiko, 4 Apr. 1936, vol. 17, no. 80.
  3. http://trnovcan.si/dediscina/stavbna/119-jekarski-most.html Trnovčan: Jekarski most
  4. Torkar, Silvo. 2004. Izšel je Slovenski etnološki leksikon veliko relevantnih podatkov, a tudi zevajoče praznine in leksikografski spodrsljaji. Traditiones 33(1): 253–271, p. 261.